My Space: Paul Caiano — Meteorologist, WNYT, News Channel 13

We all have favorite spots, places where we feel most comfortable or at home. Sometimes it’s a favorite chair or nook in a room; other times it’s outside the house. Wherever it is, it is where we are most at home.

Paul Caiano — Meteorologist, WNYT, News Channel 13

WHO: Paul Caiano — Meteorologist, WNYT, News Channel 13

FAVORITE SPACE: The Weather Center @WNYT

“It started for me when I was a kid. We had a hurricane that came through and knocked down a bunch of trees in my neighborhood. I thought it was the coolest thing in the world. I just remember from that moment on storms always fascinated me.” Caiano was about 7 at the time and already intrigued by nature and science. He noticed early on that there were always unanswered questions. He says he constantly asked his teachers and parents, “Why does this happen like this? And why does that happen like that?”

Caiano loves being out in the elements in the Capital District but says he’s most useful in the Weather Center. “I think I can help people and describe what’s going on better from in here with all of the equipment,” he says.

WHY: This summer, Caiano celebrates 20 years of forecasting for WNYT. “There has not been one day where I have stepped into this office where I felt like I was at a job. … I love it. If you were to ask me when I was a kid what I would want as an adult to be around me every day, you’re looking at it. This is my dream, to have all this stuff at my fingertips.” All of the screens and computers in this small room move with data and images, unintelligible to most people. But for Caiano, “That’s what helps me describe the weather when I am on television: seeing what weather on a screen translates to on the ground, in real life. I paint that picture for my viewers.”